Alan Pardew: “Ryan deserves a medal.
“He was up against Gervinho, who I think is one of the best players in the Premier League.
“I know he is, because I tried to sign him. Then he was up against Theo Walcott for the last 15 minutes!
“I hope he (Taylor) doesn’t play next week, because I think we’ll have a left-back.
“But if Ryan has to play there, then fine. It’s got to be hats off to him.
“He has that sort of role at our club – centre mid, right-hand side of midfield, right-back or left-back, it doesn’t matter, he does an honest job for us.”